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    MMA fighter with Choy Lee Fut background

    John "the Muscle bot" Rivera.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6cnGSii0yg
    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    Kickboxing is what is on this video. Is that what clf is? Kickboxing?

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    Kickboxing is what is on this video. Is that what clf is? Kickboxing?
    i don't see any boxes being kicked...i'm confused
    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    Quote Originally Posted by hskwarrior View Post
    i don't see any boxes being kicked...i'm confused
    Atleast you agree with me. I have finally discovered what clf is. Tcma version of kickboxing.

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    atleast you agree with me. I have finally discovered what clf is. Tcma version of kickboxing.
    good for you. Jolly good n all that!
    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    Cool video, he seems amateur though.

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    he is. but he's been making a name for himself.
    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    Hung Sing Boyz, we gottit on lock down
    when he's around quick to ground and pound a clown
    Bruh we thought you knew better
    when it comes to head huntin, ain't no one can do it better

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    Not being funny but looking at his Bio id say he was a northern kung fu guy and that was his background
    He lists 30 years in northern kung fu under master Chaan Tzu Sadaat,who he still considers his master, 2 years in CLF (2006-08) and then he joined ATT and started Thai Boxing, he also has rankings in TKD and Okinawan karate. Chinese stylist for sure, strong CLF background….narghhhh

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    Quote Originally Posted by hskwarrior View Post
    John "the Muscle bot" Rivera.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6cnGSii0yg
    {insert lame/smug comment about that looking more like kickboxing than CLF here}



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    Yes he mostly trained in some northern style but trained at our school and my kung fu brother's school for a bit. I believe one of his sponsors sells CLF shirts and used him in a promo hence the "clf background".

    He is an MMA fighter now I believe and trains with American Top Team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frost View Post
    Not being funny but looking at his Bio id say he was a northern kung fu guy and that was his background
    He lists 30 years in northern kung fu under master Chaan Tzu Sadaat,who he still considers his master, 2 years in CLF (2006-08) and then he joined ATT and started Thai Boxing, he also has rankings in TKD and Okinawan karate. Chinese stylist for sure, strong CLF background….narghhhh
    I'd actually tend to agree with this assessment.

    My initial thought was: "well that's not muay thai"
    -low, squat stance with active footwork
    -leg kicks with no set up, the skip low kick is kind of tell-tale chinese
    -doesn't turn over the hips on the round kick
    -combos with a lead push kick at the end
    -the "loose" guard

    Next thought was: "maybe he's boxing? nah..."
    -no extension on the jab
    -no head movement in the first round

    I didn't see much in there that made me think "CLF".
    He did do some stuff common among sanshou folks - the bouncing is a lot like faking a shot, active footwork, sanshou people like the lead leg skip low kick, the "loose" guard, seemed to like to clinch up...
    Sanshou tends to have a heavy northern influence & that combo with the push kick is pretty northern.
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    It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
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    what you guys expect to bust out Sup Ji Kau Da LOL

    A fighter being critqued by non-fighters

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    Quote Originally Posted by ngokfei View Post
    what you guys expect to bust out Sup Ji Kau Da LOL

    A fighter being critqued by non-fighters
    I fight...
    fought a muay thai smoker in april at saekson's gym and shooting for master's division golden gloves amateur boxing next year.
    I'll probably take another official stab at muay thai and/or sanshou/sanda after that if things work out right.

    and yeah, it wouldn't hurt if there was a gwa choy - sow choy combo... or if he sat on his jabs like a proper charp choy....
    The fighters from Oz (Chan family as well as Lacy Buk Sing progeny) and the Chicago CLF folks still manage to have some CLF flavor to their stuff...

    I pointed out his obvious Chinese flavor not to put him down, but more that I can see his influences, and I respect them. Just saying that he's missing that flair that I typically see from CLF cats. I imagine he'd do even better in san shou than muay thai.

    Cool that the guy's training with ATT now.
    What would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
    It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
    Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
    -Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship Fighting

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    Quote Originally Posted by ngokfei View Post
    what you guys expect to bust out Sup Ji Kau Da LOL

    A fighter being critqued by non-fighters
    whats your fight record?

    no one critiqued him we simply said its stretching it a bit to call him a CLF guy when he has 2 years in that art, 6 years at ATT and 30 years in long fist

    there are enough CLF guys fighting out there we dont need to steal someone from another style as our own....we are not wing chun lol

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